Worcester man hurt in two-vehicle crash on I-290

WORCESTER — A city man was injured when his sport utility vehicle overturned on Interstate 290 Eastbound Wednesday night.

State police said that around 8:40 p.m. a 2004 GMC Envoy collided with a 2002 Nissan Altima in the area of the Interstate 190 split. The collision sent the GMC on its side. The driver, Edward Rodriguez, 72, of Worcester, had to be extricated by city firefighters, and was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus with what state police described as non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the Nissan, Aloysius Waweru, 29, of Revere, was not hurt, state police said. No citations were issued, and the accident remains under investigation.

Traffic snarled in the area; access to I-190 was blocked and only two lanes remained open on I-290. The roads were reopened around 10 p.m., state police said.